Houston Rockets @ Boston Celtics
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
- Shane Battier misses three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
- Rafer Alston makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming blocks Delonte West's layup
- Shane Battier misses 8-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes dunk (Rafer Alston assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 14-foot two point shot
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Yao Ming's layup
- Paul Pierce makes 15-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)
- Delonte West misses 22-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Chuck Hayes makes 10-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson misses layup
- Delonte West misses layup
- Yao Ming makes 4-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Yao Ming misses 6-foot hook shot
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
- Juwan Howard blocks Al Jefferson's layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Gerald Green assists)
- Juwan Howard makes 14-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 9-foot jumper
- Gerald Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo makes tip shot
- Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
- Gerald Green makes layup
- Delonte West makes layup
- Juwan Howard misses 13-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard makes jumper
- Delonte West misses layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 3-foot running jumper
- Gerald Green misses 32-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes 21-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dikembe Mutombo assists)
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Gerald Green's 3-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Ryan Gomes misses 17-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard makes layup (Luther Head assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes driving layup
- Al Jefferson makes layup
- Al Jefferson makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Luther Head makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Ryan Gomes misses layup
- Al Jefferson makes layup
- Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes 19-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Luther Head makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Delonte West blocks Luther Head's 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses 15-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 21-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 6-foot hook shot
- Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Shane Battier misses layup
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- Chuck Hayes makes tip shot
- Ryan Gomes makes 13-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses jumper
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 15-foot jumper
- Brian Scalabrine misses 18-foot jumper
- Brian Scalabrine misses 20-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 19-foot jumper
- Gerald Green misses 16-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses dunk
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Delonte West makes layup (Brian Scalabrine assists)
- Shane Battier misses three point jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 8-foot hook shot
- Yao Ming misses 8-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- Chuck Hayes makes layup
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Yao Ming makes 14-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes layup (Delonte West assists)
- Chuck Hayes misses 2-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 19-foot jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists)
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson misses 4-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 20-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Paul Pierce misses jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 17-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Gerald Green misses 6-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 2-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
- Paul Pierce misses 21-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes 3-foot hook shot
- Shane Battier misses 8-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Al Jefferson misses layup
- Rafer Alston makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Leon Powe makes 4-foot hook shot
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brian Scalabrine misses 80-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot two point shot
- Gerald Green misses 19-foot jumper
- Leon Powe misses 19-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 19-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Sebastian Telfair misses 21-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
- Gerald Green misses 17-foot jumper
- Sebastian Telfair makes jumper (Michael Olowokandi assists)
- Yao Ming makes 4-foot hook shot (Luther Head assists)
- Leon Powe makes jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Sebastian Telfair makes layup
- Juwan Howard makes 19-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Gerald Green misses 6-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 14-foot jumper
- Sebastian Telfair misses three point jumper
- Juwan Howard makes two point shot
- Juwan Howard blocks Gerald Green's layup
- Sebastian Telfair misses 15-foot jumper
- Kirk Snyder blocks Gerald Green's 16-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 20-foot jumper (Gerald Green assists)
- Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Olowokandi misses layup
- Gerald Green misses 21-foot jumper
- Kirk Snyder makes dunk (John Lucas assists)
- Sebastian Telfair misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green misses 14-foot jumper
- Kirk Snyder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Steve Novak makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Gerald Green misses 18-foot jumper
- Sebastian Telfair misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Kendrick Perkins (Chuck Hayes gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:40 | Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:38 | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:22 | Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists) | 0 | 3 | |
| 11:11 | Shane Battier misses three point jumper | 0 | 3 | |
| 11:08 | Chuck Hayes offensive rebound | 0 | 3 | |
| 11:03 | Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists) | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:45 | Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists) | 2 | 5 | |
| 10:45 | Rafer Alston makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists) | 9 | 6 | |
| 10:08 | Paul Pierce bad pass (Yao Ming steals) | 2 | 5 | |
| 10:04 | Chuck Hayes makes layup (Yao Ming assists) | 4 | 5 | |
| 9:52 | Yao Ming shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul) | 4 | 5 | |
| 9:52 | Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 9:52 | Boston offensive rebound | 4 | 5 | |
| 9:52 | Al Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 9:42 | Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper | 7 | 6 | |
| 9:22 | Yao Ming blocks Delonte West's layup | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:21 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:07 | Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:07 | Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:07 | Houston offensive rebound | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:07 | Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 6 | |
| 8:45 | Al Jefferson lost ball (Tracy McGrady steals) | 10 | 6 | |
| 8:38 | Shane Battier misses 8-foot jumper | 10 | 6 | |
| 8:37 | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 10 | 6 | |
| 8:30 | Delonte West bad pass (Chuck Hayes steals) | 10 | 6 | |
| 8:25 | Tracy McGrady makes dunk (Rafer Alston assists) | 12 | 6 | |
| 8:03 | Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper | 12 | 6 | |
| 8:00 | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:52 | Tracy McGrady misses 14-foot two point shot | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:48 | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:35 | Al Jefferson traveling | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:24 | Chuck Hayes misses layup | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:22 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:22 | Kendrick Perkins blocks Yao Ming's layup | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:20 | Brian Scalabrine defensive rebound | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:05 | Paul Pierce makes 15-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists) | 12 | 8 | |
| 6:52 | Tracy McGrady bad pass (Delonte West steals) | 12 | 8 | |
| 6:43 | Yao Ming illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul) | 12 | 8 | |
| 6:43 | Paul Pierce makes technical free throw | 12 | 9 | |
| 6:30 | Delonte West misses 22-foot jumper | 12 | 9 | |
| 6:28 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 12 | 9 | |
| 6:15 | Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists) | 15 | 9 | |
| 6:01 | Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Paul Pierce assists) | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:01 | Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul) | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:01 | Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 1 | 15 | 12 | |
| 5:47 | Chuck Hayes makes 10-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists) | 17 | 12 | |
| 5:22 | Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper | 17 | 12 | |
| 5:20 | Al Jefferson offensive rebound | 17 | 12 | |
| 5:18 | Al Jefferson misses layup | 17 | 12 | |
| 5:16 | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 17 | 12 | |
| 5:16 | Chuck Hayes personal foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul) | 17 | 12 | |
| 5:16 | Boston full timeout | 17 | 12 | |
| 5:16 | Juwan Howard enters the game for Chuck Hayes | 17 | 12 | |
| 5:09 | Delonte West misses layup | 17 | 12 | |
| 5:09 | Juwan Howard defensive rebound | 17 | 12 | |
| 5:01 | Yao Ming makes 4-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists) | 19 | 12 | |
| 4:39 | Paul Pierce turnover | 19 | 12 | |
| 4:28 | Yao Ming misses 6-foot hook shot | 19 | 12 | |
| 4:26 | Juwan Howard offensive rebound | 19 | 12 | |
| 4:20 | Kendrick Perkins blocks Tracy McGrady's layup | 19 | 12 | |
| 4:18 | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 19 | 12 | |
| 4:07 | Juwan Howard blocks Al Jefferson's layup | 19 | 12 | |
| 4:05 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 19 | 12 | |
| 3:48 | Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 22 | 12 | |
| 3:41 | Kendrick Perkins inbound | 22 | 12 | |
| 3:41 | Ryan Gomes enters the game for Kendrick Perkins | 22 | 12 | |
| 3:41 | Gerald Green enters the game for Brian Scalabrine | 22 | 12 | |
| 3:39 | Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper | 22 | 12 | |
| 3:35 | Ryan Gomes defensive rebound | 22 | 12 | |
| 3:30 | Boston 20 Sec. timeout | 22 | 12 | |
| 3:30 | Dikembe Mutombo enters the game for Yao Ming | 22 | 12 | |
| 3:18 | Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Gerald Green assists) | 22 | 14 | |
| 3:02 | Juwan Howard makes 14-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists) | 24 | 14 | |
| 2:45 | Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper | 24 | 14 | |
| 2:43 | Al Jefferson offensive rebound | 24 | 14 | |
| 2:41 | Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper | 24 | 14 | |
| 2:40 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 24 | 14 | |
| 2:32 | Tracy McGrady lost ball (Gerald Green steals) | 24 | 14 | |
| 2:31 | Juwan Howard personal foul (Gerald Green draws the foul) | 24 | 14 | |
| 2:31 | Houston full timeout | 24 | 14 | |
| 2:31 | Luther Head enters the game for Shane Battier | 24 | 14 | |
| 2:19 | Al Jefferson makes 9-foot jumper | 24 | 16 | |
| 2:04 | Tracy McGrady traveling | 24 | 16 | |
| 1:47 | Gerald Green misses 24-foot three point jumper | 24 | 16 | |
| 1:46 | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 24 | 16 | |
| 1:37 | Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper | 24 | 16 | |
| 1:35 | Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound | 24 | 16 | |
| 1:35 | Dikembe Mutombo makes tip shot | 26 | 16 | |
| 1:15 | Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper | 26 | 16 | |
| 1:13 | Gerald Green offensive rebound | 26 | 16 | |
| 1:12 | Gerald Green makes layup | 26 | 18 | |
| 1:01 | Rafer Alston bad pass (Delonte West steals) | 26 | 18 | |
| 59.0 | Delonte West makes layup | 26 | 20 | |
| 44.9 | Juwan Howard misses 13-foot jumper | 26 | 20 | |
| 42.7 | Juwan Howard offensive rebound | 26 | 20 | |
| 42.1 | Juwan Howard makes jumper | 28 | 20 | |
| 33.9 | Delonte West misses layup | 28 | 20 | |
| 31.9 | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 28 | 20 | |
| 28.5 | Rafer Alston bad pass (Paul Pierce steals) | 28 | 20 | |
| 28.5 | Juwan Howard loose ball foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 28 | 20 | |
| 28.5 | Rajon Rondo enters the game for Delonte West | 28 | 20 | |
| 28.5 | Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2 | 28 | 21 | |
| 28.5 | Leon Powe enters the game for Al Jefferson | 28 | 21 | |
| 28.5 | Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2 | 28 | 22 | |
| 9.9 | Gerald Green personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 28 | 22 | |
| 9.9 | Delonte West enters the game for Paul Pierce | 28 | 22 | |
| 2.7 | Tracy McGrady makes 3-foot running jumper | 30 | 22 | |
| 0.3 | Gerald Green misses 32-foot three point jumper | 30 | 22 | |
| 0.0 | Boston offensive rebound | 30 | 22 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 30 | 22 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Boston, MA

Referee:Ron Garretson
Referee:Phil Robinson
Referee:Pat Fraher

2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 27 | 13 | .675 | - | L2 |
| Houston | 23 | 14 | .622 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 22 | .436 | 9.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 15 | 26 | .366 | 12.5 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 33 | .233 | 18.5 | W1 |
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 25 | 15 | .625 | - | L1 |
| Boston | 24 | 15 | .615 | 0.5 | L2 |
| Toronto | 25 | 17 | .595 | 1 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 22 | 17 | .564 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 11 | 27 | .289 | 13 | L5 |
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